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Doing Something Useful

Doing Something Useful

This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from HS Coffee Break helps fuel this blog. If I had a dollar for every time I'd admonished my kids about "doing something useful today" . . . Or even for the times I'd said something similar about myself. "I guess I should do something useful today." I don't think any of us are really happy if we are purposeless and directionless, or feel like we're sort of deadweight. But time and time again, I let laziness or procrastination or distractions get in the way of doing all the useful things I...

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Weekend homeschool links: February 18th

Weekend homeschool links: February 18th

So excited about my friend Tsh’s new beautiful book, out just in time before Lent begins! (afflink) Weekend homeschool links: How to Talk Back to Your Inner Critic Sensory Science Blindfold Activity: Perfect for Your Homeschool How to Break the “Word Guessing” Habit (Raise your hand if your child does this!) 2020-2022 STEM/STEAM Biographies for Young Readers: A Booklist 3 Ways “Show don’t tell”can lead you astray (Good writing advice to share with your young writers!) A Better Way to Say No 3 years ago on the blog: When you feel alone in your homeschooling journey Have you missed any of...

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Blog Tour and Giveaway: Solomon’s Porch by Janet Morris Grimes

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Solomon’s Porch by Janet Morris Grimes

About the BookBook: Solomon’s PorchAuthor: Janet Morris GrimesGenre: Christian Mystery/SuspenseRelease date: August 10, 2021Time.Solomon is running out of it.A broken and forgotten man fighting the demons of dementia, he longs for the past when both he and his beloved military town of Ginger Ridge once thrived.When his stooped body collides with the hardened realities of the present, Solomon lies in a coma as an unidentifiable victim of a hit-and-run accident in a faraway city.With nothing to keep him going but flashbacks of relationships from his past, Solomon has no idea what a difference he will make on the future … Click here to get your...

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Sew With Me – Sister’s Choice – Block #7

Sew With Me – Sister’s Choice – Block #7

.wp-block-image img {max-width: 100%;} img {height: auto;} Sew With Me – Sister’s Choice – Block #7 is a post from Confessions of a Homeschooler. If you’ve enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Erica on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest! Also be sure to stop by her Community to join the discussion or her Store to see her latest items! Happy Thursday friends! It’s time for block #7 in my Sew With Me Sew-a-long! Join me as I teach you how to make some of the most fun and classic quilt blocks! Throughout this series, I hope to teach you some...

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4 Simple Ideas to Enhance ANY Human Biology Curriculum

4 Simple Ideas to Enhance ANY Human Biology Curriculum

Are your science lessons tedious and boring? Use these four easy homeshool science ideas to enhance ANY human biology curriculum! Reviewing the lesson plan for the day, I overheard him moaning. Peering around the corner, I saw him pull out his textbook and the disgust on his face said it all. My son does not … Source

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